Joe Jackson

[fox69]

"Happy Loving Couples"

"Happy Loving Couples"



I've just been to see my best friend
He's found another girl
Says she's just about the best thing
In the whole damn world

And he says, "Can't you see
What the little lady's done for me?"
Says it like he thinks I'm blind
But the things that you see
Ain't necessarily the things you can find

Happy loving couples make it look so easy
Happy loving couples always talk so kind
'Til the time that I can do my dancing with a partner
Those happy couples ain't no friends of mine

People say I'm too damn fussy
When it comes to girls
Happy couples say
I must live in a lonely world

Wanna be, wanna really be
What my friends pretend to be
Be it in my own good time
Being kind to myself
'Til I become one of two of a kind

But those happy loving couples make it look so easy
Happy loving couples always talk so kind
'Til the time that I can do my dancing with a partner
Those happy couples ain't no friends of mine

You ain't no friends of mine

You ain't no friends of mine

You know what I mean
Happy loving couples
In matching lamb turtle-neck sweaters
Reading Ideal Homes magazine
Yeah!

Wanna be, wanna really be
What my friends pretend to be
Be it in my own good time
Being kind to myself
'Til I become one of two of a kind

But those happy loving couples make it look so easy
Happy loving couples always talk so kind
'Til the time that I can do my dancing with a partner
Those happy couples ain't no friends of mine

You ain't no friends of mine
You ain't no friends of mine
You ain't no friends of mine
You ain't no friends of mine
You ain't no friends of mine
You ain't no friends of mine

Right, that's enough

 

[fox69]

"Happyland"

"Happyland"



It was on a summer night, she says, a year ago today
Packed, the place was packed
The chicos lookin' for some play
He wore a satin shirt and said a prayer to Yemayá
And he was calm and handsome
As they squeezed through to the bar
The girls were in tight dresses, just like sweets in cellophane
Everyone was there
Sabrosón from Spanish Harlem
And luz from Camaguey
In her hand a single rose, and in her mouth a razorblade
Hot, the place was hot
Too many people to be safe

Who cared
It was our night
Watch us seize the day
And dance it all away...

Bailamos, esa noche, bailamos
In Happyland

It was on a summer night, she says - yes, it was a year ago
Hot, the place was hot
but where else were they gonna go
And then she heard the screams
And saw the smoke come down
And then it really turned into the hottest club in town
She remembers all the firetrucks
And that maldito TV crew
And he, he didn't make it
So, "mi amor, this song's for you"
She's got red shoes on her feet
And a red smile on her face
And people say she's loca, to go back into that place

Who cared
This is my night
Watch me seize the day
And dance it all away...

Bailaré, esta noche, bailaré
In Happyland

 

[fox69]

"Heart Of Ice"

"Heart Of Ice"



Take a knife
Cut out this heart of ice
Hold it high
Walk into the sun

Take a knife
Cut out this heart of ice
Hold it high
Walk into the sun

Take a knife
Cut out this heart of ice
Hold it high
Walk into the sun

 

[fox69]

"Hell Of A Town"

"Hell Of A Town"



It's a hell of a town
There's smoke coming up through the holes in the ground
It's a hell of a town
Plenty of devils for taking you down
Any time of night and day

It's a hell of a town
Getting drunk on the tears of a clown
It's a hell of a town
Steppin' out in a bulletproof gown
So get out of my goddamn way

I'm walking here
I'm talking here

It's a hell of a town
Swimming out where the ships run aground
It's a hell of a town
Always room on the merry-go-round
So step up and be damned today

I'm walking here
I'm talking here

 

[fox69]

"Hit Single"

"Hit Single"



You might have seen me hangin' around
I never miss one night I could be on the town
I used to be another one like you
Always running home to that special one or two
And when I think of all the years of finding out
What I already knew
Now I spead myself around
And you can have 3 minutes too
'Cause I'm a hit single
Lookin' out for number one

I got a line or two that never fail
And every time you look around I'll be there on your tail
I'm nothing special but I don't give in
Before you know it I'll be there right underneath your skin

And if you think that being serious and smart
Gets you where you should be
You must be not only joking
But way too heavy for me

'Cause I'm a hit single
Goin' straight to number one

And when I die and go to pure pop heaven
The angels will gather around
And ask me for my whole life story
And ask for that fabulous sound
But I know they're gonna stop me
As I start going through every line
And say please not the whole damn album
Nobody has that much time

Please...

Just the hit single
You gotta love that number one

 

[fox69]

"Home Town"

"Home Town"



Of all the stupid things I could have thought
This was the worst
I started to believe
That I was born at seventeen
And all the stupid things
The letters and the broken verse
Stayed hidden at the bottom of the drawer
They'd always been
And now I plough through piles
Of bills, receipts and credit cards
And tickets and the Daily News
And sometimes I just

Wanna go back to my home town
Though I know it'll never be the same
Back to my home town
'Cause it's been so long
And I'm wondering if it's still there

We think we're pretty smart
Us city slickers get around
And when the going's rough
We kill the pain and relocate
We're never married
Never faithful not to any town
But we never leave the past behind
We just accumulate
So sometimes when the music stops
I seem to hear a distant sound
Of waves and seagulls
Football crowds and church bells
And I

Wanna go back to my home town
Though I know it'll never be the same
Back to my home town
'Cause it's been so long
And I'm wondering if it's still there

Back to my home town
Though I know it'll never be the same
Back to my home town
'Cause it's been so long
And I'm wondering if it's still there

 

[fox69]

"How Long Must I Wait For You"

"How Long Must I Wait For You"



You told me you would meet me at the station gate
For our honeymoon excursion
You told me you would meet me at the station gate
But I got a different version
Train number one is gone
Train number two is gone
Train number three is been gone
How long must I wait for you?
Train number four is gone
Train number five is gone
Train number six is been gone
How long must I wait for you?

I got my tickets and a reservation set for two
Luggage waiting on the track
But I got no use for reservations without you
I got to give the tickets back
Cause train number one is back
Train number two is back
Train number three is been back
How long must I wait for you?

You told me you would meet me at the station gate
For our honeymoon excursion
You told me you would meet me at the station gate
But I got a different version
Train number one is gone
Train number two is gone
Train number three is been gone
How long must I wait for you?
Train number four is gone
Train number five is gone
Train number six is been gone
How long must I wait for you?

I got the tickets and a reservation set for two
Luggage waiting on the track
But I got no use for reservations without you
I got to give the tickets back
Cause train number one is back
Train number two is back
Train number three is been back
How long must I wait for you?
How long, baby
How long, baby
How long, how long...
How long must I wait for you?

 

[fox69]

"I'm The Man"

"I'm The Man"



Pretty soon now, you know I'm gonna make a comeback
And like the birds and the bees in the trees, it's a sure-fire smash
I'll speak to the masses through the media
And if you got anything to say to me, you can say it with cash

'Cause I've got the trash
And you got the cash
So baby we should get along fine
So give me all your money
'Cause I know you think I'm funny, yeah
Can't you hear me laughing
Can't you see me smile

I'm the man
I'm the man that gave you the hula hoop
I'm the man
I'm the man that gave you the yo-yo

Kung fu, well that was one of my good ones
Well what's a few broken bones when we all know it's good clean fun
Skateboards, I've almost made them respectable
You see I can't always get through to you, so I go for your son

I had a giant rubber shark
And it really made a mark
Did you looka looka look it all the blood
So give me all your money
'Cause I know you think I'm funny, yeah
Can't you hear me laughing
Can't you see me smile

I'm the man
I'm the man that gave you the hula hoop
I'm the man
I'm the man that gave you the yo-yo

Right now, I think I'm gonna plan a new trend
Because the line on the graph's getting low and we can't have that
And you think you're immune, but I can sell you anything
Anything from a thin safety pin to a pork pie hat

'Cause I've got the trash
And you got the cash
So baby we should get along fine
Why don't you give me all your money
'Cause I know you think I'm funny, yeah
Can't you hear me laughing
Can't you see me smile

I'm the man
I'm the man that gave you the hula hoop
I'm the man
I'm the man that gave you the yo-yo

I'm the man
I'm the man that gave you the hula hoop
I'm the man
I'm the man that gave you the yo-yo

 

[fox69]

"In Every Dream Home (A Nightmare)"

"In Every Dream Home (A Nightmare)"



The guy who lives upstairs
Is an actor so they say, or maybe worse
They say he changed his name
'Cause someone with the same name made it first
His girlfriend come to stay
We hear her screams and think that they rehearse
So maybe it's a play
Or maybe someone's really getting hurt

Look round every home town
Every nice house - every fair deal
Every good job - every square meal
In every dream home
A nightmare

The girl who lives next door
Is a model so they say though I'm not sure
She never seems to work
Though clothes she wears suggest that she's not poor
She seems to be well known
With man friends always coming to her door
But they don't look her type
And she don't look the type to be a whore

Look round every home town
Every nice house - every fair deal
Every good job - every square meal
In every dream home
A nightmare

 

[fox69]

"Invisible Man"

"Invisible Man"



Hey – can you hear me now
As I fade away
And lose my ground
Maybe you'd like to know
What I'd have to say
If I was still around

Now I'm made of smoke
You see through me
It's the strangest joke

Can't touch the Invisible Man
Can't stop the Invisible Man

Why did the lights go down
Or onto someone new
Well let them learn
I used to own this town
Now I'm watching you
Now it's my turn

Now I'm made of mist
Will you know
When you've been kissed

Can't touch the Invisible Man
Can't stop the Invisible Man

Now I'm almost free
Disappearing
Don't cry for me

Can't touch the Invisible Man
Can't stop the Invisible Man